Some of my friends in the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism had the privilege of assisting Communication Professor Josh Kun in curating an exhibit at the Grammy Museum during the Fall 2011 school semester. The Latino/a Student Assembly at USC organized a Power Trip to visit the exhibit in March. The exhibit was finally open to the public on February 22, 2012 and was made possible by the Grammy Museum in conjunction with the Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980. The actual exhibit title is Trouble in Paradise: Music and Los Angeles, 1945-1975. Kun said that his ultimate goal for the exhibit was to inform the public and break traditional thoughts on what happened in LA during the specified time period. Usually when people think back to the time between 1945 and 1975 in terms of music, they think Beach Boys, Elvis, and Rock and Roll. But they miss a huge chunk of history! In the exhibit, Kun and the USC students involved with the project managed to include installments of first hand references in the form of photos, news reports, record sleeves, etc. to show how Chicano Rights protests and important movements during the Civil Rights Era were reflected in popular music of the times. Important parts of the exhibit were the music stations where guests could actually sample music bits. The exhibit is still open, but only for a limited time, so check it out!
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